The Unexpected Gift

This is one of the stranger entries I’ve made. I started with the intention of making this a comment in Wolf’s journal, but it just got way too big. By the way, what do you know about Uveitis or honer’s syndrome? Both eye related problems.. and it would have been bilateral. If it’s alright that…

Technically, the word was thirteen letters long, but that’s because I used the adjective form ending in “ing” instead of the noun form ending in “er”. And it isn’t that I rarely use it. As The Socialist will only be too happy to tell you, I never use it. I find it offensive. The poor…

The five year reunion of my class from veterinary school was a bit of a bust. The way the reunions work for my school is that they hold an “Alumni Day” once a year on campus when any graduate can attend. During that alumni day, graduates celebrating their -5th or -10th anniversary a specially noted….

Between now and when I go to California on December 22nd, I have exactly two Saturdays that I don’t have to work. (pout) This means that I have to get my Christmas shopping done sooner rather than later. I dragged the Professor out Saturday to try to at least get started, and we managed to…

There’s a relatively new diarist afoot, and one who has captured my interest. Check out Derna’s Fund Raising Diary Her plans have trapped my attention, my admiration and my jealousy. I’m going to try and do a little fundraising at work for her. Lord knows, the Girl Scout Cookie Mothers, and the Daffodils for Cancer…

Interestingly enough, the transplant center seems far more pleased with my progress than I am. My weight is holding relatively steady, my incision is healing nicely, the swelling in my legs has reduced significantly, and my albumin was up to 3.0 as of last week (normal is 3.3 – 4.5, so I’m almost there). I…